Eltham

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Eltham

/ˈɛltəm/ UK
/ˈɛlθəm/ Australia
/ˈælθəm/

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'Elta's homestead', from Old English personal name *Elta + hām (“homestead”).

proper noun

A suburban area of London in Greenwich borough.
A locality in the Lismore council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
A town in South Taranaki district, Taranaki, New Zealand.
An unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States.

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@misc{eltham_2026,
  title = {Eltham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eltham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}